The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,823 - Aug 16 2002

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A bit of a yarn on the beach STRAND
A child among children, though mature SEASONED
A country's soldiery, almost all married REALM
A divine tot ADD
A flowering plant so many in the end sent back MIMOSA
A holiday in a cottage by the sea's terrific! EASTER
A number use a man badly to a disgusting degree ADNAUSEAM
A trap anyone can see through! NET
A vehicle crashing into a horse is dreadful MACABRE
Capital investment? This is the man to speak to HEADDRESS
Consumer making a charge and turning colour FEEDER
Correct a leading journalist taking people in EMEND
Cry for mercy before following the mean guy MISERERE
Current classmates STREAM
He's taken offence about a returned order SIMON
Learned the French assume it has value LITERATE
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Long-suffering head accepting nice break PATIENCE
Main loss made by Turks Osmanlis
Most reliable - rues failure in a small way SUREST
Note some have chosen to retreat SOH
Offered and served without hesitation TENDERED
Read an article and get hot under the collar SEETHE
Risk putting a stop to acrimony ENDANGER
Sent in wrong key, being dense INTENSE
Set up diverting warning for road-users REARLIGHT
Sort out the authority! RIGHT
Staying behind, so wrapping up well LAGGING
The best time to get down possibly PLUMAGE
The person of intelligence? SPY
Told to go with the railway guard SENTRY
Well, the queen would show such a dog SPRINGER
Women tend to organise such provision ENDOWMENT